HealthyeatsDay #GaneshChaturthi #8 Motichoor MODAKs

Ingredients

For making Boondi 

1 Cup Fine Besan (gram flour) 

3/4 Cup Water

1 pinch Baking Soda

1 pinch Turmeric powder (food colour optional)

1 1/2 Cups Oil /Ghee for frying

For making sugar syrup

1 Cup Sugar

1 Cup Water 

1 pinch Saffron strands 

1 pinch Powdered Cardamom 

Prep Time - 10-15 mins

Cooking Time - 30 mins 

Modak making time - 15 mins 

Method - 

Making Boondis:

1. In a bowl strain besan through a strainer. 

2. Slowly add water little by little whisking and mixing it through out. Make a smooth batter so that when you drop it with a spoon it should fall off as droplets but not as a continuous stream. 

3. Now add baking soda and Turmeric powder and let it aside. 

4. In a frying pan heat oil/ghee on a high flame. 

5. Add a Tsp oil in the batter and whisk it rigorously to built-in air. 

6. Using a frying strainer with medium holes punched in it and with a long handle. By holding this above the oil pan and putting a scoop of batter on the strainer allowing it to drip through the holes and and dropping them in the oil. Ensure that the the oil should be hot and on medium flame. Strain the boondis from the oil once crispy and cooked 

7. Repeat the same till the batter is finished. 

The boondis are ready. 

Making sugar syrup:

1. In a pan heat on a low flame add sugar and water along with saffron and Cardamom powder. 

2. Let the sugar melt in the water and become a sticky syrup. 

3. Now slowly add the boondis to the syrup and keep stirring and cooking it till the boondis completely absorbs the syrup. Once done let it  cool down completely. 

Now put them in Modak moulds and serve to Lord Ganesha as an offering.